php question

[Jono Russell]

i am usually good with php and have never had any major problem how ever i recently tried to install some new forums for a mate and i have hit a problem i will post some screen shots and explain what i have done and if anyone can help please do so.

first i uploaded the directory of my php forums into my ftp server:

next i changed the config.php permissions to 666 or writable by all.

then i opened up install.php

and this happened

now my server does support php and mysql so everything should be working. i havent installed a forum for about 3 months before this one maybe i am forgeting something but i do know that all the files of the phpBB2 were installed correctly i have double checked them all. so i must be doing something wrong.

can anyone help at all.

P.s: sorry for the large images and as soon as i get some help or if no one can help me then in a few days i will remove them from my server and they wont appear anymore.

thank you

 

[Nut]

First off, check that PHP is installed on your server. The images in the first frame suggest that they cannot be recognized by the server. Although supported - you may have to ask for them to manually enabled.

Second, the view you see in the second and third pictures are exactly what I see on my properly installed forum, when I view them from cPanel's 'Show File'. Try opening the config file directly from the website, not from cPanel.

Thirdly, if this is phpBB2 like I suspect from the files being used, there is an automatic installer on the cPanel main screen under 'Bulletin Board'. PhpBB doesn't really like being on a second level folder, for example http://www.yourdomain.com/forum/ is valid, where http://www.yourdomain.com/folder/website/forum/ is not.

I think that should maybe help. Ask again if it doesn't.

 

[Jono Russell]

thanks nut for helping out my forusm are now up at http://razorsonline.tk
my next mission is to learn phpnuke and get my site up and running, now thsi is a bit more challenging i got al the way to the nukesql step and i had errors gallore on my config.php file so i am shore i will get there one day or if my forum gets big enough ill just pay someone to make the site for me.

 

[Nut]

If you need a hand with anything, just send me a PM... happy to help .

Are you happy if I edit your images smaller now?